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Delhi imposes 70% 'corona tax' on alcohol to deter large crowds

Published On: May 5, 2020 03:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, May 5: Officials in India’s capital imposed a special tax of 70% on retail liquor purchases from Tuesday, to deter large gatherings at stores as authorities ease a six-week lockdown imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

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Eight Indian soldiers die in gunbattles amid major Kashmir offensive

Published On: May 5, 2020 01:39 PM NPT By: Reuters

SRINAGAR, India, May 5: Three Indian soldiers were killed in a gunbattle with militants in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir on Monday, a day after a similar incident in which five were killed.

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German study suggests infections are 10 times the number of confirmed cases

Published On: May 4, 2020 05:44 PM NPT By: Reuters

FRANKFURT, May 4: More than 10 times as many people in Germany have likely been infected with the coronavirus than the number of confirmed cases, researchers from the University of Bonn have concluded from a field trial in one of the worst hit towns.

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India's new rules for the coronavirus lockdown

Published On: May 4, 2020 12:09 PM NPT By: Reuters

MUMBAI, May 4: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has extended a nationwide coronavirus lockdown until May 17 but has allowed some relaxations, which will take effect on Monday.

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Global coronavirus cases surpass 3.5 million amid underreporting fears

Published On: May 4, 2020 11:54 AM NPT By: Reuters

SYDNEY, May 4: Global coronavirus cases surpassed 3.5 million on Monday and deaths neared a quarter of a million, according to a Reuters tally, concerning experts who fear substantial underreporting even as the rate of fatalities and new cases slows.

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England's 'stir-crazy' Roy happy to play behind closed doors

Published On: May 3, 2020 08:45 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, May 3:  England’s Jason Roy is ready to play in empty stadiums if the post-coronavirus situation demands so, said the opener who got a taste of it in his last outing.

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UK shadows Italy as a worst hit in Europe: virus death toll passes 28,000

Published On: May 3, 2020 04:27 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, May 3: The United Kingdom’s COVID-19 death toll rose 621 to 28,131 as of May 1, just short of Italy which has so far had the world’s second most deadly outbreak of the disease after the United States.

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Spain reports lowest daily coronavirus death toll in nearly seven weeks

Published On: May 3, 2020 03:28 PM NPT By: Reuters

MADRID, May 3:Spain’s death toll from the new coronavirus rose by 164 to 25,264 on Sunday, health ministry data showed, marking the lowest one-day increase since March 18.

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Adios, indoor jogging! Spaniards get outside to exercise after 49 days of lockdown

Published On: May 2, 2020 04:28 PM NPT By: Reuters

MADRID, May 2: Joggers, cyclists and surfers across Spain emerged from their homes early on Saturday, with adults allowed out for exercise for the first time in seven weeks as the government began easing tough coronavirus restrictions.

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India makes government tracing app mandatory for all workers

Published On: May 2, 2020 01:11 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, May 2: India has mandated that all public and private sector employees use a government-backed Bluetooth tracing app and maintain social distancing in offices as New Delhi begins easing some of its lockdown measures in lower-risk areas.

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India extends nationwide lockdown, allows relaxations in lower-risk zones

Published On: May 1, 2020 10:17 PM NPT By: Reuters

MUMBAI, May 1: India said on Friday it would extend its nationwide lockdown for another two weeks after May 4, but would allow “considerable relaxations” in lower-risk districts marked as green and orange zones under the government’s plan to fight the novel coronavirus.

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South Korea's exports suffer worst slump in 11 years as pandemic shatters world trade

Published On: May 1, 2020 09:45 AM NPT By: Reuters

SEOUL, May 1: The coronavirus crisis sent South Korean exports plunging in April at their sharpest pace since the global financial crisis, signalling a bleak outlook for international trade as the pandemic paralyses the world economy and shatters demand.

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Iran death toll from coronavirus rises by 71 to 6,028 - Health Ministry

Published On: April 30, 2020 08:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

IRAN, April 30: The death toll from the outbreak of the new coronavirus increased by 71 in the past 24 to 6,028, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said in a statement on state TV on Thursday.

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Trump told Saudis: Cut oil supply or lose U.S. military support - sources

Published On: April 30, 2020 05:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON/LONDON/DUBAI, April 30: As the United States pressed Saudi Arabia to end its oil price war with Russia, President Donald Trump gave Saudi leaders an ultimatum.

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India has 1,000 coronavirus deaths but expert says no exponential rise

Published On: April 30, 2020 03:01 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, April 30: India has recorded its 1,000th novel coronavirus death, but the head of a government think-tank said on Wednesday that its 1.3 billion people, strained from weeks of lockdown, were not experiencing the feared exponential surge in infections.

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Trump says China wants him to lose his bid for re-election

Published On: April 30, 2020 11:53 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, April 30:  President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he believes China’s handling of the coronavirus is proof that Beijing “will do anything they can” to make him lose his re-election bid in November.

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Construction site fire in South Korea kills at least 38

Published On: April 29, 2020 06:10 PM NPT By: Reuters

SEOUL, April 29: A fire at a construction site in South Korea killed at least 38 people and injured another 10 on Wednesday, fire authorities said.

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It's a boy: PM Johnson and fiancée thrilled by birth of son

Published On: April 29, 2020 05:55 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, April 29: Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s fiancée, Carrie Symonds, gave birth to a healthy baby boy at a London hospital on Wednesday, slightly earlier than had been expected.

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It's a boy: British PM Johnson and fiancee 'thrilled' by birth of a son

Published On: April 29, 2020 03:48 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, April 29: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s fiancee, Carrie Symonds, gave birth to a baby boy on Wednesday at a London hospital, slightly earlier than had been expected.

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Bomb blast kills 40 people in Syrian town of Afrin, Turkey says

Published On: April 29, 2020 03:02 PM NPT By: Reuters

ANKARA, April 29: At least 40 civilians were killed, including 11 children, when a bomb detonated in the northern Syrian town of Afrin on Tuesday, the Turkish Defence Ministry said, blaming the attack on the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia.

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